Some of the best robots are inspired by nature. Now, engineers have developed a small, scurrying bot based on the humble cockroach – with almost as much speed and squashability as its biological equivalent. About the size of a postage stamp, the as-yet-unnamed soft robot is able to move at a speed of 20 body lengths
Month: July 2021
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are hitched — tying the knot in a private ceremony this weekend in Oklahoma … and TMZ’s got one of the first shots of the bride in her dress, as well as what appears to be their first dance! The longtime ‘Voice’ couple said “I do” Saturday during an intimate
Over the last 25 years, nearly 900 Pokemon have been introduced, and a good deal of them have received their own toys and figures. Jazwares makes a lot of merchandise based on characters from the series, but there’s one that seems to be off-limits: Elekid. Jazware’s brand manager Aaron Margolin revealed as such on Twitter,
If it’s not one thing, it’s another for the fledgling nation of Greylock. After Sarah outmaneuvered New Hampshire Gov. Taggert on The Republic of Sarah Season 1 Episode 3, the banks attacked on The Republic of Sarah Season 1 Episode 4. Of course, they did, with those hidden fees that are their specialties. It’s hard to
Chet Faliszek has worked on some of the most beloved franchises in video game history. But that comes with the territory if you spend much time at all working at Valve. Faliszek worked at the Seattle-based hit factory through much of its golden age, writing on Half-Life 2: Episode 1 and Episode 2, Portal, Portal
In March 2020, the box office was essentially cryogenically frozen thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s been slowly thawing out ever since, with things crawling back towards normal. Week to week we would see some movies hit big, but mandates and restrictions kept the market limited. This weekend, however, the industry has finally crossed a
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. One tidbit Intel confirmed at the International Supercomputing Conference this week: It’s now shipping DG2 GPUs to developers as part of its slow ramp into the GPU market. Up until now, Intel has confirmed itself to shipping integrated Xe-based graphics
NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) program is the biggest bet the agency has made on the commercial space industry since the commercial crew program a decade ago. NASA decided to procure landing services rather than the landers themselves, awarding a $2.9 billion contract to SpaceX April 16 to fund development of a lunar lander based
In a surprise announcement today, IBM announced that Jim Whitehurst, who came over in the Red deal, would be stepping down as company president just 14 months after taking over in that role. IBM didn’t give a lot of details as to why he was stepping away, but acknowledged his key role in helping bring
News Billie Eilish Releasing New Song and Video “NDA” Next Week The fifth offering from Happier Than Ever arrives Friday, July 9 By Matthew Strauss July 2, 2021 Facebook Twitter Billie Eilish, January 2020 (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Spotify) Facebook Twitter Next week will bring a new Billie Eilish song. The musician announced that “NDA”
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is expanding into some fascinating places over the coming years, both on the big screen and through blockbuster series on Disney+. One of the most buzzed-about titles among the MCU’s Phase Four slate might be She-Hulk, a live-action legal comedy that will bring Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany) into the MCU. The
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Directed by Leigh Janiak (Honeymoon), R.L. Stine‘s Fear Street books come to the screen with Netflix’s Fear Street Trilogy, and the second chapter of the trilogy is on the way this week. In the Fear Street trilogy, “In 1994, a group of teenagers discovers that the terrifying events that have haunted their town for generations may all be connected — and
Let the Right One In TV show casts The Walking Dead star Kevin Carroll. The atmospheric Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In, an adaptation of a novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, became an acclaimed horror hit when it was released in 2008. In 2010 Hollywood made its own version, entitled Let Me In, directed by
The shoot ’em up genre is alive and well, with a mix of retro remasters / re-releases, long overdue sequels and Indie efforts continuing to grace the Switch eShop. Another on the way soon is Risk System, developed by Newt Industries and ported / published for Switch by Hidden Trap, which lands on 15th July
Deep in the tissues of sea anemones, corals, and jellyfish are strange yellow cells which are genetically distinct from the marine animals. More than a century after these cells were first assigned a now forgotten genus, a new paper has resurrected the name and described six new species from around the world. “Because our team
Meet Tinybird, a new startup that helps developers build data products at scale without having to worry about infrastructure, query time and all those annoying issues that come up once you deal with huge data sets. The company ingests data at scale, lets you transform it using SQL and then exposes that data through API
Play video content @iSeeCyrus, @MileyEdition / Twitter Miley Cyrus gave a solo performance in Vegas for the 4th, but she also joined a chorus … as in the “Free Britney” chorus. Miley hit the stage for the opening of Resorts World … as she sang her biggest hit, “Party in the U.S.A.” … she added
Marvel Studios has been having fun with marketing Black Widow. Marvel has been tweaking the Natasha Romanoff emoji on social media each week, changing the emoji version Black Widow to reflect the many different looks that actress Scarlett Johansson has used onscreen in her 11 years playing the character. It’s a small but cool promotional
Bill Cosby has weighed in on the drama over his one-time costar, Phylicia Rashad, and her new bosses at Howard University … agreeing that if they can her, they gotta refund him. The freshly-released Cosby tweeted about the fallout from Phylicia’s controversial comments last week — in which she ecstatically celebrated Bill’s conviction being overturned,
Earlier last week, news broke that Bloober Team and Konami were teaming up for a strategic partnership, which of course has tongues wagging over a potential Silent Hill revival. Things have gotten even more interesting now that Twitter user Bobvids brought to light three Bloober Team projects that have received grants from the European Union’s
Summer of Soul (Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) will report a three-day cum of $650K in 752 theaters in North America for a per screen average of $865, distributor Searchlight said of the Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson doc about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. The film, with an A+ CinemaScore, performed best in
You may recall that, back in April, rumors surfaced that remakes of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn were being made for the Nintendo Switch. Although the rumor’s credibility has since been called into question, another Fire Emblem-related rumor of a similar type has now appeared. This time, it comes from
Researchers have demonstrated how to keep a network of nanowires in a state that’s right on what’s known as the edge of chaos – an achievement that could be used to produce artificial intelligence (AI) that acts much like the human brain does. The team used varying levels of electricity on a nanowire simulation, finding
To train a robot to navigate a house, you either need to give it a lot of real time in a lot of real houses, or a lot of virtual time in a lot of virtual houses. The latter is definitely the better option, and Facebook and Matterport are working together to make thousands of
News Tyler, the Creator’s Call Me if You Get Lost Hits Billboard No. 1 His livestream from Brooklyn last week is also now available to watch on YouTube By Allison Hussey July 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter Tyler, the Creator, June 2021 (Photo by Amy Sussman/FilmMagic) Facebook Twitter Tyler, the Creator has scored his second No.
Diana’s magic is coming alive! On A Discovery of Witches Season 2 Episode 3, Diana continues her sessions with Goody and Susanna and friends to great effect, but her training has to take a backseat again as she’s about to make a long journey with Matthew. The history of science professor also found herself face
Earlier last week, news broke that Bloober Team and Konami were teaming up for a strategic partnership, which of course has tongues wagging over a potential Silent Hill revival. Things have gotten even more interesting now that Twitter user Bobvids brought to light three Bloober Team projects that have received grants from the European Union’s
CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. This article contains spoilers from Flashback and its ending. Read no further if you haven’t seen the Dylan O’Brien movie yet! Christopher MacBride’s film Flashback stars Dylan O’Brien as Fred Fitzell, a young
Following cues from the Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games video games, this latest ‘realistic’ interpretation doubles down on the fun. As well as competing in a diverse range of Olympic events, you can choose to wear almost whatever outfit you can think of. Also gone are the realistic graphics, as SEGA have this